Adding-machine.



G. B. PUTNAM.

ADDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.14, 1906.

Patented D90 1, 1911 5 SHEETSSHEET 1.

G. B. PUTNAM. ADDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.14,1906.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

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G. B. PUTNAM. ADDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 14,1906.

Patented Dec. 1,1914.

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G. B. PUTNAM. ADDING MACHINE, APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14. 1906.

Patented Dec. 1. 191%.

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G. B. PUTNAM,

ADDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14, 1906.

Patented'Dec. 1, 1914,

1 .9 1 1 9, 9 6 SHEEN-SHEET 5- an srnrns PATENT QFFTCEB B. PU'INAM, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO BUBROUGHS ADDING MACHINE GOMPANY. 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

ADDING-MACHINE.

mat nee.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it linown'that I, Gnoncn B. PUTNAM, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented cer- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914. Serial in. 347,843.

out requiring any re-assembling of parts. Thus there may be provided upon the keyboard of the machine a manipulative device which can be operatedat will to vary the tain new and useful Improvements in Addadjustment or relative location or positioning-Machines, of which the following is 21 mg of parts which control the latch couspecification. plmgs- Letters Patent No. 825,205, issued July '3, Reverting to the Gooch invention it ex- 1906 to Burroughs Adding Machine Com tended to the provision of means whereby 1o pany. upon the invention of Claiborne W. the printing of a total would be prevented Gooch, disclose a machine equipped with 111 that section or division of the machine devi s f r efi eting what is known in the which under a split condition of the maart as a split. In the machine of said chine might be employed merely for the re patent a special key is provided Which when cording of designating numbers or dates. r depressed operates to uncouple adjacent It will be understood that a machine having latches of the set or gang usually employed the Gooch split contains the customary in the well-known Burroughs adding and accumulator made up of indepcndentlymov listing machine for controlling the action able counting members one for each decimal of impression hammers. By so uncoupling or denominational place up to the full'ca- 20 adjacent latches the automatic tripping of pacity of the entire key-board and usually latches from left to right for cipher printone or more beyond. The operation of this ing purposes is caused to terminate at a preaccumulator. including transfer or carrydetermined point. Hence the machine is mg one to higher denominational members said to be split into two sections or divisions as lower denominational members reach the 25 so that two separate and distinct columns limit of their counting capacity. is not afof numerals can be simultaneously printed fected by the socalled splitting of the in one series of operations of the machine. machine. The characterof tabulating work This is found useful e. g: where designating for which the split makes provision is numbers or dates are desired in tabulation seldom if over such as to run the accumu- 0 opposite the several amounts the sum total lation in the right-hand division of the split of which is being accumulated. Goochs inmachine so high as to encroach upon that vention made provision for fitting up the section or division of the accumulator which machine to be thus split at any point from pertains to the left-hand section or division side to side of the transverse series of deof the split machine. hen this left-hand I nominational recording and' registering desection or division is employed merely for vices. His invention also provided for listing designating numbers or dates of splitting the machine at more than one course the accumulation is of no moment. point at the same time so that any extent of However, it is not generallv considered desubdivision desired might be had. The sirable to provide means for disabling the Q latter provision of the Gooch invention 0011- accumulator throughout that part pertaintemplated the employment ofa plurality of ing to this left-hand sect on or division of special couplings between the hammer-conthe machine as this would entail needless trolling latches and manipulative means for complication. i However. it is desirable in disabling the same in order to effect splits order to avoid confusion in recording that E at the desired points. Thus the Gooch inthe accumulated total of recorded designatvention provided for splitting the machine ing numbers or dates be not printed at the .wherei er desired but it did not provide for foot of the'column of such numbers when a changing the, point or points of split after total is being taken of the amounts recorded the machine had been once completely asopposite these designating numbers. The

56 sembled without to some extent requiring a Gooch invention provided for preventing re-asseinbling of parts.

One object ofthe present invention isjto so equip amachine having the Gooch split characteristic as to provide for changing the 55 point of split at will by manipulation withoperation ofth e'hammers of the left-hand section or division of the split machine in a totalizing operation, but, as in the case of the point orpoints of split. the extent of q 1 hammer disaolement depended upon the as- .110

55.- a detail sectional plan taken substantially on the line 4-4. of Fig. 3; Fig- 5 represents in J Of said drawings Figure 1 represents in split, and this without requiring any re- I assembling of parts. Thus there may be arranged upon the key-board of the machine a device whose manipulation at the hands of the operator will determine by ad ustment or relative positioning of parts first whether the machine is to operateunder what is usually termed a normal condition, that is to say without any split or division, second whether the machine shall be split or divided into sections and the accumulation of each section printed as a total or sub-total footing the respective columns or third whether the machine shall be split or divided into sections and the accumulation.

of the right-hand section only printed as a total footing the right-hand column of amounts, the accumulated total of the lefthand column of designating numbers being excluded from the printed record.

With these and incidental objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts the essential elements whereof are re-, cited in the appended claims and a preferred form of embodiment of which is described in detail hereinafter and fully illustrated in the' accompanying drawings.

right-side elevation an adding and listing machine of the Burroughs type having the improvements of the present invention embodied therein, the inclosing casing of the machine being shown in section as' well as certain cross-rods and shafts and the papercarriage attachment at the rear; Fig. 2 represents the same machine in top plan view with a considerable portion of the keyboard broken away to expose parts beneath the same; Fig. 3 represents partly in rightside elevation and partly in vertical section that portion of the machine with which on the line 88 of Fig. 7 Figs. -9- and 10, are views somewhat similar to F g 3 though embracing much less parts, the gtwo views illustrating adjustments differing from each other and from the adjustment of parts shown in Fig. 3, as controlled by manipulation of the key-board device which determines under what conditions the machine shall operate; and Fig. 11 is a top plan view similar to the central part of Fig. 2 but on a somewhat larger scale. The invention is here shown by preference embodied in an adding andlisting machine of the well-known Burroughs type an example of which is to be found in said Gooch patent and for other details of which reference may be had to the William S. Burroughs Patents Nos. 504,963 and 505,078 issued September 12, 1893. In. view of the disclosures in these and other prior patents owned by Burroughs Adding Machine Company and also the presence on the market of the Burroughs machine in large numbers it will not be necessary to extend this speci-.

fication to a detailed description covering 90.

embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings is especially adapted to this well-known Burroughs machine the invention is not to be understood as necessarily so limited in its application as it is capable of adaptation to other typgs of adding and listing machines. I j

- The reference numeral 291 designates the usual amount keys arranged in parallel rows extending from front to rear at the top of the machine and adapted to severally re-. lease and .set stops for the usual'segmental racks6l0 which cooperate withpinions 916 of the accumulator 912, the latter being carried in a rocking frame 910. The reference numeral 293 designates the usual total key for timing the movements of said rocking frame when totals or sub-totals areprinted, this key as usual s'urmourlting the upstanding portion of one arm of a bell-crank lever 227 secured to a rock-shaft 204' (Fig.- 5). The reference numeral 611 designates the acustomary arms or levers independently pivoted'upon the rocking cross-shaft 600 and the parts embodying the. present invention carrying at their forward ends the segmen- 4 are more immediately associated; Fig. 4; is

left-side elevation that portion of the machine with which the parts embodying the present invention are more immediately associated; Fig. 6 is a detail plan view embracing the limited area indicated by the line 6+6 of; 5'; Fig. 7 is a detail verticalsection taken on the line 7-7 of'Fig. 2;

Fig. 8 is a horizhntal"sectional detailtaken 99 'sllitflbie rac s. or; ciia bracket ,39

4 rod of an oscillating place. I

machine to form the latches 717 with over-- more of the levers 611 1701 secured to the rear side of the machine casing. Hammers 715' independently pivoted upon a rod 701 strike the ty 'ie-plutcs to do the printing, said hammers being actuated by drivers 716 independently pivoted upon a cross-rod 7 O2 and impelled by springs- 7 80, these drivers being normally held against the stress of said springs by a bail 712also pivoted upon said cross-rod 7 02 (Fig. Thisbail is connectedthrough the medium of a link 729 with a plate 823 carried by a rock-shaft 800 which is oscillated in each operation of the machine. Latches 717 independently pivoted upon a cross-rod 7 00 engage the drivers respectively and pawls 718 operate in the usual manner to severally trip said latches, these pawls being independently pivoted upon the crossbail 704 and yieldingly held in engagement with the latches by the springs 780. The tails of the pawls cotiperate as usual with inclined shoulders on the several levers 611 to effect automatic disablement of pawls when no type-setting movements of corresponding levers 611 take It is customary in the Burroughs lapping tails so that there will ensue a tripping or displacement of all latches to the right of that one pertaining to the rowof keys representing the highest denominational or decimal place in the amount to be registered'and recorded or the total. or subtotal to be struck, notwithstanding there may be no type-setting movement of one or so located to the right. In the present instance this feature of overlapping tails is entirely omitted and the adjacent latchesrespectively.

cooperative tripping of the latches is accom' plished through other iinstrumentalities.

All of these latches have the characteristics of the Gooch special latches in that each is notched in the upper side as shown at 7173 thenotches of adjacent latches being out of transverse alinement. Between each pair of adjacent latches there extends a coupler bar 1315 provided with oppositely projecting studs 717 to engage the notches of the These coupler bars are of substantially the same character as the one shown in the Gooch patent and they are similarly engaged with a crossshaft 1301 being bifurcated to slidingly embrace said shaft between spacing; collars thereon. Each of these coupler bars thus provides as in the case of the single coupler shown in the Gooch patent for the transmission of tripping movement from the lefthand to the right-hand latch of a pair of adjacent latches.

after another to reduce the shock .of impact.

In addition to their sliding movement upon However, it will be seen that the pivotalmounting of the coupler bars provides for such d splacement of any one of them as ,to discontinue cooperative relationship between any two adjacent latches. v Passing now to the means for predeternaining the point of split b 1 manipulation at the "key-board, there is loosely mounted upon a rock-shaft 1302 (located just above and a littleto the rear of the shaft 1301) a bail composedof side-arms 1318 and 1319 and a connecting cross-rod 1303 rigidly secured to said side-arms and extending above all of the forwardly projecting arms of the coupler bars .or levers 1815 as shown in Figs. 2 and 11. Upon the cross-rod 1303 of this bail there-is slidingly mounted a disk 1336 which is'adapted to move along the rod to a position over any one of said arms of the coupler bars. This disk is in the nature of a presser-foot which may operate upon any one of said arms to depress the same and elevate the studded rear thereby disengaging the studs from the notches of adjacent latches. A spring 1383 connecting the bail with a fixed stud below 'the same (F 3) tends to depresssaid bail and cause said disk to act in the manner described but such action is controlled by the manipulative device upon the key-board for determining the conditions under which the machine shall operate as referred to at the outset of this specification. The forwardly extending arms of the coupler bars are preferably cut out in their u per edges on a curve as shown to provide or the seating of the disk. For the purpose of sliding the disk along the bail rod 1303 a transversely extending rod .1304 is secured at one end to said disk near its periphery, said rod passing loosely through an arc slot 1303 in a boss 130 1 on the supporting framework (Fig. 1) and being screw-threaded beyond said boss toreceive a thimble 1337 (Fig. 11) to which is attached one end of a cord or cable 1399. A spring 1382 surrounds the red 1304 between the' supporting framework and the disk 1336 and exerts itself to thrust said disk to the left and hold it normally at a position above the extreme left-hand coupler bar as shown in Fig. 11. The cord or cable 1399 passes under a sheave or pulley 1338 t igs- ,1 15 su bly end of the coupler ban surei rtcd hi.

frame-work and thence runs vertically and passes under a second sheave or pulley 1339 supported beneath the key-board at the rear thereof as shown in Fig. 1. The cord or pulley runs forward under the key-board and is secured to a small drum or Windlass 1335 as shown more clearlyin Figs. 7 and 8. "This drum or Windlass is mounted upon the lower end of a rotatable stud 1358 journaled which engages a longitudinal groove in the stud aslshown in Fig. 8 the purpose being to make the drum rotatable with the stud but topermit the latter to move longitudinally without corresponding movement of the drum. The latter and the stud both seat 'the stud an index finger 1326. 'There is se'-' cured upon the upperkey-board plate 213 a circular-index plate 1325 bearing numbers from two to eight and correspondinglyiapertured as shown at 1325 The index finger 1326 has a small locating stud 1361 on its under-side which is adaptedto engage any one of the apertures or depressions 1325. With the index finger positioned as shown in Fig. 2, midway between the numerals 2 and 8 on said index plate, the disk 1336 will be in its extreme left-hand position as shown in this figure of the drawings. The thumbpiece 1333 can be raised against the stress of the spring 1380 and thedndex finger stud 1361 thus disengaged fromthe index plate. Then by turning said thumbpiece to the right the index finger can be carried to any desired numeral on the index plate and 'reengaged with the latter.

drum or Windlass 1335 and through the described connections sliding the disk 1336 to i the right correspondingly positioning it over one or another of the coupler bars or levers.

It will be obvious that through the abdve described means an adjustment can be etfected providing for the discontii'iuance'of cotiperative. relationship between any two adjacent latches and hence for the splitting of the machine between any two denominations or decimal places. It will be understood that the shifting of the presser-foot or disk cannot take place while it is depressing t5 the fiorward end of one of the coupler bars This results in 50 winding the cord or cable.1399' upon the and therefore that the spring 1383 must be restrained during adjustment of the disk. It follows that the above-described manipulation merely sets or relatively positions the parts for the accomplishment of the split. Further manipulation is required to effect the split. v, r

Proceeding'now' to a description of the devices whereby the conditions under which the machine-shall operate are predetermined and referring more particularly to Figs. 1 and 3 there: is securedto. the rock-shaft 1302 an arm 1316 which on the forward side of said shaft js equipped, with a stud'l352 occupying a 'slot in:the left-hand side-piece 1318 of the bail hereinhefore described. On the rear side ofsaid'rockehaft 1302 said arm is pivotallyconnected by a screw-stud 1354 with a vertical link-1314. The upper end of said link'ispivota'lly connected with one arm of a bell-'crank-lever'1317 pivoted upon a cross-shaft 602i- The other arm of saidv bell-crank is pivotally connected with the rear end of a bent rod 1306 slidingly engaged with a guideway on the underside of the lower key-board plate @212. The forward endof this bent rod abuts the edge of a cam late 1321 horizontally disposed beneatht e key-board and secured to the lower end of a rotatable stud 1359.. The latter is journaled in a sleevei bearing .1331 secured betweenthe key-board plates. Av thumb. piece 1330 is screwed to the upper end of the stud and there is clamped between-this thumb-piece and a e'ollar 1332 an index tinger 1323. IA sector-shaped index plate 1324:.

, embraces the upper end'of the sleeve bearing 1331 and is fixed to the u per key-board 7 plate in such position that t e index-finger 1323 may sweep over'it. This index plate up is marked to indicate three difierent positionsand inscribed at said marks respectively with the abbreviations Nor.,- Nos.

and the word Dates The first abbreviation refers towhatis termed the normal con-- dition of the miachine, that is to say a non-"' splitmondition. The second abbreviation is that of'the word jinumbers and indicates a split'conditio n of the machine under which totals will be printed for each of two sets of 11: 4

items, one of which may represent measure numbers and the other monetary amounts. The third inscription indicates a split condition of the machine under which a total of items composing the left-hand series is ex eluded from the record as in the case of day dates. The cam-plate 1321 is formed in itsv edge with. three notches, the bases of which between the to'jward end of or another bf the notches of said illustrated in Figs. 3 and -1, that is with its highest part engaging the rod 1306 said arm 1316 is restrained with its stud 1352 upholding the bail 1318 and thus keeping the disk 1336 clear of the coupler bars. So long as this adjustment obtains saidv disk can be slid hack and forth on its rod 1303 and positioned over any one of the coupler bars but there can be no actual uncoupling of latches by displacement of a coupler bar until the thumb-piece 1330 is turned to carry the index pointer 1323 away'from the normal index mark and to one of the other marks on the index plate 1324. When the thumbpiece 1330 is so moved a lower part of the cam-plate 1321 is brought into engagement with'the rod 1306 and the latter thus permitted to move forward. This forward movement is of course produced by the spring 1384 and is accompanied by upward movement of the rear partof the arm 1316 'and'corresponding downward movement of the forward part of said arm. Thus the spring 1383 will be allowed to draw down the bail 1318 and the disk 1336 so that the latter will displace the coupler bar immediately below it and effect the split.

The means employed :for determining whether or not the left-hand section or division of the split machine shall print a total are of the following description? There is secured to the rock-shaft 1302 a hook 1320 and there is pivotally 'mounted upon a fixed screw-stud on the framework below the shaft 1301 an arm 1311 formed with a hook 1311 under which the hook 1320.engages as shown in Fig. 3. The arm 1311 extends farther to the rear beyond its hook and at its rearward extremity carries a laterally projecting roller 1350 which overlies the tail of the last latch 717 to the left, (see Fig. 11). The arm 1311 has an upwardly curved forward portion 1311? which is pivotally connected by a screw-stud 1360 with a link 1313 and the latter is slotted at its forward end to embrace a stud 1357 on the lower end of a swinging arm 1312 secured to the rock-shaft 204. A retractile spring 1311 connects the rear end of the link with a fixed stud .1311 and tends to draw the link rearwardly and depress the arm 1311. So long as the total key remains elevated the'link 1313 cannot move rearwardly and hence the arm 1311 must remain at its elevated position without ,in any manner affecting the operation of the latches, the total key spring 288 being superior to the spring 1311" Furthermore, so long as the thumb-piece 1330 is at either normal or numbers position this arm 1311 remains inactive due to continued onbring the index finger 1323 to the"numbers mark the hook 1320 is moved rearwardly by reason of the connections hereinbefore described but not far enough to disengage it entirely from the hook 1311 (see Fig. 9).

is fully engaged l/Vhen, however, the thumb-piece 1330 is moved still farther to the right and brought, to the third position with the index fingerat the dates mark then the hook 1320 will have been moved entirely out of engagement with thehook 1311 The arm 1311 is thus relieved from the restraint imposed upon it by this book 1320. Under these conditions when a total is to be taken the arm 1311. will be entirely under control of the total key and certain restoring devices now to be described. The restoring frame 613 hereinbefore mentioned has afiixed to one of its side arms an abutment piece 1313 of generally triangular contour the rear edge of which abuts the shaft 600 and I the forward edge of which extends behind a roller 1356 on the link 1313, (see Fig. When the restoring frame 613 is in normal elevated position this abutment piece holds the link as illustrated in Fig. 10. I

1313 forward by reason of the de scribed en'gagement with the roller 1356. Of course when the restoring frame 613 independently of Thus the arm 1311 will be lowered and its roller 1350 acting upon the tail of the latch 71.7 farthest to the left will trip the same and all of the latches to the right up the split. However, this tripping of the latches does not result in an action of the associated hammers capable ofmaking an imprint. This is explained as follows: When a total is to be printed by the operation of the left-hand section or division of the s lit ma chine the latches are tripped by the pawls 718 and this does not take place until after the restoring bail 12 has moved, to the upper end of its regular excursion. Consequently the springs 780 are free to instantly act upon the tripping of the latches and cf essentitd'tothe making of the imprint it being understood that there is a percussive action of the hammers. Now the tripping of the left-hand latches by the arm 1311 takes place at an early stage in the operation of the machine when the restoring bail 712 is still in engagement with the hammer drivers. .Consequently the springs 780 are not free to effect the quick printing blow but the hammers simply move rearward as permitted by the rise of'saidrestoring bail. This precludes a printing action and hence under the dates adjustment there can'be no printing of totals by the left-hand sec tion or division of the split machine. With the completion of a totalizing operation the abutment piece 1313" acting against the roller 1356 restores the link 1313 and arm 1311 to normal and of course the total key is likewise restored so that the stud 1357 remains in engagement with the forward end of the slot in said link. This positive restoration of the link is not essential as the total key spring will effect the restoration, but it is considered desirable to guard against possible' misoperation through failure of the spring to do this work, by providing the positive restoring means described. 'The total key spring is not, however, thus depri yed of all function in connection with the link; for it will be understood that this spring operates to hold thelink forward when the restoring piece retreats in an operation of the machine not accompanied by depression of the total key. The movement of the thumb-piece 1330 from the numbers to the dates position does not result in any further depression of the presser-foot bail, the downward movement of the latter being limited by the abutment of the displaced coupler bar or lever against the rock-shaft 1302 as shown in Fig. 9. It will be observed that as the parts are illusi trated in this figure of the drawings the stud 1352 is still at theupper end of the slot in the side-arm 1318 of the bail. When the arm 1316 is moved farther upward by the turning of the thumb-piece 1330 to the dates position said stud simply moves to the bottom of the slot as illustrated in Fig. 1.0. It may be added in this connection that when the bail and its presser-foot are deno units, with provisions for discontinuing the cotiperative relationshipbetween adjacent members of the series of impression means; and manipulative means controlling said cotiperativerelationship and adjustable to effect discontinuance thereof between one or another pair of adjacent members of the series of impression means with provisions.

tween the latter and the type; and manipulative means controlling cotiperative relationship between the members of the impression means and adjustable to eifect discontinuance thereof between one or another pair of adacent members with provisions for predetermining whether or not one division of said means shall be effective to make i-mpressions when thus out of cooperative relationship with the other division.

In a machine of the character described. the combination of a series of impression means cotiperatively related for the printing of ciphers to right of numerals in decimal places where the amount to be recorded has no units. with provisions for discontinuing the cooperative relationship between adjacent members of the series of impression means; type; means for setting up the same: an accumulator; totaling connections between the latter and the type; and manipulative means controlling coiiperative relationship between the members of the. im-

pression means and adjustable to effect discontinuance thereof between one or another pair of adacent members with provisions for predetermining under control of said totaling connections whether or not one division of said means shall'be efiective to make impressions when thus out of cooperative re- I lationship with the other division.

4. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a series of sep 5. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a series of separately acting impression devices; movable same in the for securing cooperative amina couplers between the members of said series for securing cooperative action between the same in the printing of ciphers; a coupler displacing device adjustable among the couplers; and means for operating said displacing device with provisions for predeter1nining whether or not one division of the impression devices shall be eiiective to make impressions division.

6. In a machine of the character dewhen uncoupled from another scribed, the combination of a series of separat'ely acting impression devices; movable couplers between the members of said series for securing cooperative action between the printing of ciphers; type, means for setting up the same; an accumulator; totaling connections between the latter and the type; a coupler-displacing device ac.-

j ustable among the couplers; and means for operating said displacing device.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a series of separately acting impression devices; movable couplers between the members of said series for securing cooperative 'actionbetween the same in the printing of ciphers; type; means for setting up the same; an accumulator;

totaling connections between the latterandthetype; a coupler-displacing device ad ust- 9. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a series of separately acting impression devices; movable couplers between the members of said series for securing coiiperative action between the same in the printing of ciphers; a couplerdisplacing device adjustable among the couplers; and manipulative means for rendering said displacing device'eflec'tiveor ineffective at will with provisions for prevent ing the making of impressions while the displacing device is effective.

10. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a series of separately acting impression devices; movable couplers between the members of said series for securing cooperative action between the same in the printing of ciphers; type; means for setting up the same; an accumulator;

taling connections betweei devices; movabletotaling connections between the latter and the type; a coupler-displacing device adjustable among the couplers; and manipulative means for rendering said displacing device effective or ineffective at will.

11. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a series of separately acting impression devices; movable couplers between the members of said series for securing cooperative action between the same in the printing of ciphers; type; means for setting up the same; an accumulator; to-

the latter and the type; a coupler-displacing device adjustable among the couplers; and manipulative means for rendering said displacingdevice eliective or ineiiective at will with provisions for preventing themaking or" impressions whil. the splacing device is effective.

12..-In a machine of the character de scribed, the combination of sets of type, set ting up devices foi the same, hammers to] the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine, movable couplers between the latches for securing cooperative action in the printing of ciphers, a couplerdisplacing device. adjustable among the couplers; and means for ing device.

13. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, setoperating said displacting up devices for the same, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation'of the machine, movable couplers between the latches for securing cooperative action in the printing of ciphers, acouplerdisplacing device adjustable among the coupiers, and means for operating said displacing device with provisions for predeterminmg whether or not one division of the hammers shall be effective to make impressions when its latches are uncoupled, fronrtliose of another division of hammers.

14. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, setting up devices for the same, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine, movable couplers be: tween the latches for securing cooperative action in the printing of ciphers, a couplerdisplac'ing device adjustable among the couplers; and manipulative means for rendering. said displacing device effective or ineffective at will.

15. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type,

setting up devices for the same, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding theharmners normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine, movable, couplers between the latches for securing cooperative action in the printing of ciphers, a couplerdisplacing device adjustableamong the coupiers; and manipulative means for rendering said displacing device effective or inefiective at will with provisions for preventing the making of impressions While device is effective.-

16. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, setting up devices therefor; an accumulator,

totaling connections between the latter and the type, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers. normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in anoperation of the machine,

movable couplers between the latches for securing cooperative action in the printing of ciphers, a coupler-displacing device adjustable among the couplers; and means. for operating said displacing device.

17. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, setting up devices therefor; an accumulator, totaling connections between the latter and the type, hammers for the respective sets of i type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine,

. movable couplers between the latches for securing cocperative action in the printing of ciphers, a coupler-dlsplacmg device ad ustable among the couplers; and means for opcrating said displacing device with provisions for predetermining whether or not one division of the hammers shall be effective to make impressions when its latches are un- A coupled from those of another division of hammers.

18. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, setting up devices therefor; an accumulator,

totaling connections between the latter and the type, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers norretracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine,

movable couplers between the latches for securing cooperative action in the printing of the displacing ciphers, a coupler-displacing device adjust able among the couplers; and manipulative 'means for rendering said displacing device effective or ineliective at will with provisions for preventing the making of impressions While the displacing device is effective. 20. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, setting up devices therefor; an accumulator, totalingconnections between the latter and the type, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the. hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latchesin an operation of the machine, movable couplers between the latches for securing cooperativeaction in. the printing of ciphers, means for selectively displacing the couplers to discontinue coiiperative rela tionship between any two adjacent latches; and means under control of the totaling connections for so displacing the latches of one division when uncoupled from the latches of another division, as to prevent the hammers of the first-named division from making impressions.

21. In a machine of the character described, the combination, of sets of type, setting up devices therefor; an accumulator, to- V taling connections between the latter and the type, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches'holding the hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine, mov able couplers between the latches for securing cotiperative action in the printing of ciphers, a co11pler-displacing device adjustable among the couplers; means for operating said displacing device; and means under control of the totaling connections for so displacing the latches of one division when uncoupled from the latches of another division, as to prevent the hammers of the first-named division from making impressions.

. 22. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, setting up devices therefor; an, accumulaton' totaling connections between the latter and the type, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine, movable couplersbetween the latches for, securing cotiperative action in the printing of ciphers, a coupler-displacing device ad-i justable among the couplers; manipulative means for rendering said displacing device so displacing the latches of one division when uncoupled from the latches of another division, as to prevent the hammers of the first-named division from making impre sions.

23. In a machine of the character deeliective or inefiective at will; and means under lrontrol of the totaling connection for the printing of .c'1phe1 s,'mean's for selec-- tively displacing thefcouplers to discontinuescribed, the combination of sets of type, setting up devices therefor; an accumulator, totaling connections between the latter and the type, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for severally 'displacing the latchesin an operation of the machme, .mofvable couplers between the latches for securing :co6perat1ve 'ZIClJlOIl in displacing device adapted in its"initial' -movement to substantially permit action of the latter, as for the :purpose 7 described.

24. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, setting 11p devices therefor; an accumulator,

totaling connections between the latter and the type, hammers for the. respective sets of type, latches holding the hammer nonnally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine, movable couplers between the latches for securing cooperative action in the printing of ciphers, a coupler-displacing device adjustable among the couplers, means .for operating said displacing deVice alatchdisplacin'g device under control of the totaling connections, and a reciprocating restorer said latch-displacing device adapted i1i its initial movement to permit action of t clatter, substantially as and for the purpo'se described.

'25. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, setting up devices therefor; an accm'nulat-or,

totaling connections between the latter and the type, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normally.

retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine, mov able couplers between the latches for securing cooperative action in the printing of ciphers, a coupler-displacing device adjustable among the couplers; manipulative.

means for rendering said displacing device effective or ineffective at will, a latch=displacing device under control of the totaling connections, and a reciprocating restorer for said latch-displacing device adapted in its initial movement to permit action of the latter, substantially asand for the purpose de scribed;

26. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, setting up devices therefor; an accumulator, totaling connections between thelatter and the tyne, hammers for the respective sets of type, atches' holding the hammers normally retracted, Manatee-severally displacing the latches in an operation 'o'fthe machine, inovable couplers between the latches for securing coiiperative' action in the printing of c1phers,-'a coupler-displacing device adjustable; among the couplers manipulative means for rendering said displacing device efl'ective'or ineliective at will, a latcl l displacing device under control of the totaling connections, a latch for said latch-displacing device under control of the manipulative means for rendering the vcouplerdisplacing device effective or ineffective, and a'reciproeating restorer for ,shid latch-displacing device adapted in its initial movement to permit action of the latter,-substantially as andfor the purpose described. I "27. In a machine of the character described,the combination of sets of type, set- I ting up devices for the same, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for, severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine, movable couplers between the latches for securing coipera'tive action in the printing of ciphers, said couplers being in the form of levers leach equipped to simultaneously engage two ada passer-soot laterally adjacent latches, justable for-coiperation with any one of said levers, manipulative means for's'o adjusting said Presser-foot, and other manipulative means for foot when adjusted and displacing one of the levers touncouple adjacent latches.

2-8. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, setting up devices for the same, hammers for actuating the "presse'rthe respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine, movable cou s between the latches for securing co erative action in the printing of ciphers, said couplers being in the form of levers each equipped to simultaneously engage two adjacentlatches, a vibratory bail, a pressrfoot laterally movable thereon for cooperation with any one of said levers, manipulative means for so moving said prssenfoot, and other manipulative means for actuating the bail and thus displacing one of the lever's to uncouple adjacent latches.

29. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, setting up devices for'the same, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latchesin an operation of the machine, movable couplers between the latches for securing coiiperative action in the printing of ciphers, said couplers being in the form of levers each equipped to simultaneously engage two jacent latches, a resser-foot spring-drawn in one direction laterally of the "eve-is,

the

30. In a machine of the character de-- scribed, the combination of sets of type, setting up devices for the same, hammers for v the respectivesets of type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine, movable couplers between the latches for securing cotiperative action in the printing of ciphers, said couplers being in the form of levers each equipped to. simultaneously engage two adjacent latches, a vibratory bail, a presserfoot laterally movable thereon for cooperation with any one of said levers, a spring impelling said resser-foot one way, manipulative means for moving the resserfoot progressively against the stress of said spring, and other manipulative means for actuating the bail and thus displacing one of the levers to uncouple adjacent latches. 31. Ina machine of the character described, the combination of sets-of type, setting up devices for the same, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine, movable couplers between the latches for securing cooperative action inthe printing of ciphers, said couplers being in the form of levers each equipped to simultaneously engage two ad: jacent latches, a' resseroot spring-drawn in one direction aterally of the levers, a 40 cable connected with said resser-foot, a drum to which said cable is attached, a pointer compounded with said drum, a dial, a handle by which to turn the drum and pointer, and means for actuating the resser-foot to displace one of the coupler levers. x '7 32. In a machine of the character deting up devices foruthe same, hammers for so the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normall retracted, means for severally displacing e latches in an operatiorr the machine, movable couplers betweenQthe latches for securing cooperative action'inthe printing of ciphers, said couplers being in the form of levers each equipped to simultaneously engage-two ads jacent latches, a vibratory'hall-wg,pr esser foot laterally movable thereon ot cooperw" .60 tionwith any one of said levers, a spring impelh ng said presser-foot one'way, a cable connected with said presserioot, a drum to 0 which said cable is attached; a pointer com poi' nded 'with said drain, a dial, a handle by 1.3 w ic l-F the se s n ence resser-foot. to displace severally displacing the latches in an operaplers beingqn the form of levers each equipped to simultaneously engage'two adsilence means for actnstingIthe bail to displace one or" the coupler levers by the action of the resser-loot thereagainst. 33. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets oi type, setting. up devices for the same, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for tion of the machine, movable couplers between the latches forsecuring coiiperative action in the printing of ciphers, said con plers being in the form of levers each equipped to simultaneously engage 'two'adjacent latches, a resser-foot spring-drawn in one direction aterally of the levers, a cable connected with said Presser-foot, a drum to which said cable is attached, a rotatable knob splined to said drum, apointer compounded with said knob, a dial with locating depressions for the pointer, a spring enforcing engagement between pointer and dial, and means for actuating the ,prcsserfoot after adjustment by the turning of the knob, substantially as and for the purpose described. v

34'. In a machine of the character de\ scribed, the combination of sets of type, sets ting up devices for the same, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normallyrretracted, means for severally displacingthe latches in an operation of the machine, movable couplers between the latches for securing cotlperative action in the printing of ciphers, said ecu plers' being in the form of levers each equipped to simultaneously engage twd a d jacent latches, a vibratory bail, alpresser foot laterally movable thereon ior coiipera-fl tion with en one of said levers, aspiring impellin sai presser-foot one way, a cable- 'connects with said presser-fcot, a. drum to which said cable is attached, a rotatsble' knob splined to said drum, a. ointer-ccnrpounded with said knolnadia with locat- 1 mg depressions for the pointer, aj'sprihgen forcing engagement between sinner and scribed, the combination of sets of type, setdial, and means for actuating t is can after adjustment of the presser fcot' by the turning of the knob. y r

35. In a machine of the character dcscribed, the combination of sets of type, setting up devices for the same, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine movable couplers between the'latches for securing coiiperative action inthe printing of ciphers, saidcouatent latches, sdisk slidable uponithe bail andadaptedto engage one orLano'therof r said levers, a red connected withs'aid disk, asa aw nslher dw nst l i sheaves for said cable is attached, a rotatable and longituscribed, the combination action in the printing tion with any one of said levers,

,dinally movable knob and stud splined to said drum, a pointer compounded with said knob and having a lug, a fixed dial plate having a series of depressions or holes for said pointer lug to engage, and means for actuating the bail after adjustment of the roll, substantially as and for the purpose described. r

36. In a machine of the character deof sets of type, setting up devices forthe same, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the. machine, movable couplers between the latches for securing cotiperative 6f ciphers, said couplers being in the form of levers each equipped to simultaneously engage two adjacent latches, a vibratory bail, a presser foot laterally movable thereon for cohperamanipulative means for so moving said presser foot, athrust-rod operatively connected with the bail to vibrate the same, and a swiveled cam-plate engaging said thrust-rod and a equipped for manipulation.

In a machine of the character de- I scribed, the combination of sets of type, setting up devices for the same, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding a the hammers normally retracted, means tor severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine,-n'1ovable couplers between the latches for securing coiiperative action in the printing of ciphers, said couplers being in ti e form of levers each equipped to simultaneously engage two adjacent latches, a vibratory bail, a presserfoot laterally movable thereon tion with any one of said levers, manipulative means for so moving said presser-foot, a bell-crank lever, a link connected with one arm thereof and cranked to the bail, a thrust-rod connected with the other arm of said bell-crank lever,'and a swiveled camplate engaging said thrust-rod and equipped for manipulation.

38.,In a machine of the character deth tion with any one of said levers,

'taneousl y engage two for coiigeramanip'ula tive means .for so moving said resser-foot,

a thrust-rod operatively'connectedwith the 'ball to vibrate the same, a swlveled carnplate engaging said thrust-rod, a knob and pointer compounded with said cam-plate, and a dial. i

39. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, set ting up deviceslfor the same, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the-hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine, movable couplers between the latches for securing coiiperative action in the printing of ciphers, said couplers being in the form of levers each equipped to simuladjacent latches, a vibratory -loaih'a presser-foot laterally movable thereon for coiiperation with any one of said levers, manipulativemeans or so moving said presser-foot, a bell-crank lever, a' link connected with one arm thereof and cranked to the bail, a thrust-rod connected with the other arm of said bell-crank lever, a swiveled cam-plate engaging said thrustrod, a knob and pointer compounded with said cam-plate, and a dial.

40. #In a machine of the character described. the combination of sets of type, setting up devices for the same, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding the hammers normally retracted, means for sever-ally displacing the latches in an operation of the machine, movable couplers between the latches action in the printing of ciphers, said couplers being in the form of levers each equipped to simultaneously engage two adjacent latches, a vibratory bail, a presserfoot laterally movable thereon for coiiperation with any one of said levers, manipulative means for so moving said pressenfoot, a thrust-rod operatively connected with the bail to vibrate the same, and a swiveled camplate engaging said thrust-rod and equipped for manipulation and forined with retain ing notches.

41. In a. machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, setting up -.devices forthe same, hammers for the respective sets of type, latches holding e hammers normally retracted, means for severally displacing the latches in an operation oi the machine, movable couplers between the latches for securing coiiperative action in the printing of plers being in the form of lame each equipped to simultaneously engage two adjacent latches, a vibratory bail, a presserfoot laterally movable thereon for coiipera tion with any one of said levers, manipulative means'for so moving said presser-foot,

for securing cooperative ciphers, said coua bell-crank lever, a link connected with one arm thereof and cranked to the bai1,-a

thrust-rod connected with the other arm of said bell-crank lever, and a swiveledcamplate engaging said thrust-rod and equipped for manipulation and formed with retain ing notches.

42. In a machine of the character described, the combination of sets of type, set,- ting up means therefor, hammers to strike the type, means for retracting the hammers, latches for restraining the hammers, couplings between the latches for securing cooperative action in cipherprinting, means for severally tripping the latches, manipulative devices for uncoupling adjacent latches comprising a bail and a laterally adjustable presser-foot carried thereby, an accumulator, totaling connections between the latter and the type, a ivoted arm equipped for engagement wit the, latch farthest to the left, a spring'drawing said arm in a direction to trip said latch, a total key controlling said totaling connections, a swinging arm operated by said key, a link connected with the latch-tripping arm and having a slot-and-pin connection with said total key arm, a vibrating member for moving the link and latch-trippin arm in oppositwn to the spring, and a catch engaging said arm and having a slot-and-pin connection with the latch-uncoupling bail.

43. In a machine 01': the character de scribed, the combination of sets of type,

setting dap means therefor, hammers to strike the type, spring-actuated hammer drivers, means for retracting the latter and the hamm'ers, latches ,for restraining the drivers and consequently the hammers, couplings between the latches for securing coii erative action in cipher-printing, means or severally tripping the latches, manipulative dev1ces for uncoupling adjacent latches comrising a bail and a laterally, adjustable presser-foot carried thereby, an accumulator, totaling connections between the latter and the type, a pivoted arm equipped for engagement with the latch farthest to the left,

a spring drawing said arm in a direction to trip said latch, a total key controlling said totaling connections, a swingin arm operated by said key, a link connecte with the latch-tripping arm and havin a slotand-pin connection with said total icy arm a vibrating member for moving the link an latchtripping arm in oppositionnto the spring, and a catch engaging said arm and having a 'slot afnd-pin ccnnecticn with the latch-uncouplin Ybail,

44.. In a.-macnine ofthe character described, the combination of sets of type, setting up means therefor, hammers to strike the type, spring-actuated hammer drivers, a vibrating bail for retracting the latter and the hammers, latches for restraining the drivers and consequently? the hammers, couplings between the latches for securing cooperative acticnin cipher-printing, means for severally tripping the latches, manipulative devices for uncoupling adjacent latches comprising a bail'and a laterally adjustable presser-foot carried thereby, an accumulator, totaling connections between the latter and the type, a pivoted arm equipped for engagement with thelatch farthest to the left, a spring drawing said arm in a direction to trip said latch, a total key controlling said totalingrconnections,

a swinging arm operated by said hey, a link connected with the latch-tripping arm and having a slot-and-pin connection with said total key arm, a vibrating member for moving the link and latch-trip ing arm in opposition .to the spring, an a catch engag- 1ng,said arm and having a slot-and-pin connection with the latch-uncoupling bail.

45. In an adding machine, in combina tion, multiple order adding mechanism and percussive digital type-impression mechanism and optionally operable meansraclapted selectively and at the will of the operator to prevent the percussive action of the digital type-impression mechanism in a varying plurality of orders.

46. In a machine of the character described, the combination or means for percussively printing numbers side by side, and means for effecting at will a gradual release of a predetermined division of such printing means t'i-eliminate imprints.

47. In a machine of the character (1- scrihed, the combination of means for percussively printing numbers side by side, and means for-efl'ectmg at will a gradual re lease of a raging predetermined division of such printing means-to eliminate imprints.

enonon s. PUTNAM.

Witnesses:

R. S. MIELn-n'r, J. G. Vmcsn'r;

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